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coqcitywesty
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1986 Syncro Hightop - originally out of Poland - with a bunch of mods along with some questionable bodywork:
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1986-volkswagen-vanagon-syncro-westfalia-12/
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coqcitywesty
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joetiger 
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 7:05 am Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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I love the look of that van. But why do all that work then put Monroe shocks on it?
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coqcitywesty
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2022 2:46 pm Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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And sold for $10K
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coqcitywesty
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steve244
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coqcitywesty
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coqcitywesty
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 9:43 am Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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Bid to ~$36K
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skills@eurocarsplus
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 11:23 am Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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Bid to ~$36K |
engine looks like it came out of a happy meal
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steve244
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elizer
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2022 10:30 am Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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| still kills me when the a/c doesn't work and they explain what it needs to get fixed instead of just fixing it and then selling it. |
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16CVs
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| Posted: Wed Aug 10, 2022 10:43 am Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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Sounds like the heater is no op as well.
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steve244
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coqcitywesty
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jimf909
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| Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2022 10:05 pm Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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^^^ The lead photo looks pretty good but it quickly goes downhill from there. I'm not sure how BaT selects products to sell on their site but it's surprising to me that this van is for sale on BaT. This looks like a craigslist or autotrader van.
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steve244
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coqcitywesty
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coqcitywesty
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| Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2022 8:42 am Post subject: Re: Bring-A-Trailer Vans |
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And sold for $16,250 which is no unreasonable given the question marks surrounding this one.
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